2 Manghai 15
1 Israel manghai Jeroboam kah kum kul kum rhih dongah Judah manghai Amaziah capa Azariah te manghai van.
After Jeroboam had been ruling Israel for almost twenty-seven years, Uzziah, the son of King Amaziah of Judah, began to rule.
2 Anih te kum hlai rhuk a lo ca vaengah manghai coeng tih Jerusalem ah sawmnga kum nit manghai. A manu ming tah Jerusalem lamkah Jekoliah ni.
He was 16 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah, from Jerusalem.
3 A napa Amaziah loh a cungkuem a saii vanbangla BOEIPA mikhmuh ah a thuem ni a. saii van.
He did things that Yahweh was pleased with, like his father Amaziah had done.
4 Tedae hmuensang te a khoe moenih. Hmuensang ah pilnam a nawn tih a phum pueng.
But, the places at the pagan shrines where they worshiped Yahweh were not destroyed, and the people continued to burn incense [to honor Yahweh] at those places [instead of in Jerusalem, the place that Yahweh had appointed].
5 BOEIPA loh manghai te a ben dongah a dueknah hnin duela pahuk. Te dongah im hloeh la om tih im ah manghai capa Jotham loh khohmuen pilnam te lai a tloek pah.
Yahweh caused Uzziah to become a leper, and he was a leper for the rest of his life. [He was not allowed to live in the palace]. He lived alone in a house, and his son Jotham ruled the country.
6 Azariah kah ol noi neh a cungkuem a saii te Judah manghai rhoek kah khokhuen olka cabu dongah a daek moenih a?
[If you want to know about] everything else that Uzziah did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
7 Azariah te a napa rhoek taengla a khoem uh vaengah anih te David khopuei kah a napa taengah a up uh. Te phoeiah a capa Jotham te anih yueng la manghai.
Uzziah died [EUP], and they buried him in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors had been buried. Then his son Jotham officially became the king.
8 Judah manghai Azariah kah a kum sawmthum kum rhet vaengah Samaria kah Israel te Jeroboam capa Zekhariah loh hla rhuk a manghai thil.
After Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-eight years, Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for [only] six months.
9 A napa rhoek kah a saii bangla BOEIPA mik ah boethae ni a. saii. Israel aka tholh sak Nebat capa Jeroboam kah tholhnah lamloh a nong moenih.
He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his ancestors had done. He committed the same kind of sins that Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the Israeli people to sin.
10 Jabesh capa Shallum loh anih te a taeng tih pilnam mikhmuh ah anih te a ngawn. Anih te a ngawn van nen tah anih yuengla manghai.
Then Shallum, the son of Jabesh, made plans to assassinate Zechariah. He killed him at Ibleam [town], and then he became the king.
11 Zekhariah kah ol noi khaw Israel manghai rhoek kah khokhuen olka cabu dongah a daek uh coeng ne.
Everything else that Zechariah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
12 Jehu taengah BOEIPA ol a thui pah bangla, “Nang lamkah a khong li ca hil tah Israel ngolkhoel dongah ngol ni,” a ti nah te thoeng tangloeng coeng.
When Zechariah died, [that ended the dynasty of King Jehu]. That fulfilled what Yahweh said to King Jehu would happen: “Your son and grandson and great-grandson and great-great-grandson will all be kings of Israel.”
13 Judah manghai Uzziah kah kum sawmthum kum ko vaengah Jabesh capa Shallum manghai tih Samaria ah hla khat hnin khat manghai.
Shallum, the son of Jabesh, became the king of Israel after King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-nine years. But Shallum ruled in Samaria for [only] one month.
14 Te phoeiah tah Tirzah lamkah Gadi capa Menahem te cet tih Samaria la pawk. Te vaengah Samaria kah Jabesh capa Shallum te a ngawn tih anih a duek sak phoeiah tah anih yueng la manghai.
Then Menahem, the son of Gadi, went up from Tirzah [city] to Samaria and assassinated Shallum. Then Menahem became the king of Israel.
15 Shallum kah ol noi khaw, lairhui loh anih a ven te khaw Israel manghai rhoek kah khokhuen olka cabu dongah a daek uh coeng he.
Everything else that Shallum did, including his killing King Zechariah, is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
16 Tiphsah Menahem neh a khuikah boeih khaw, Tirzah lamloh a khorhi te khaw a tloek. Thoh a ong pah pawt dongah bungvawn boeih te khaw a ngawn tih a bung a boe pah.
While Menahem was ruling in Samaria, he completely destroyed Tappuah [village south of Samaria] and killed all the people who lived there and in the surrounding territory. He did that because the people in that city refused to surrender to him. [With his sword] he even ripped open the bellies of pregnant women.
17 Judah manghai Azariah kah a kum sawmthum kum ko vaengah Samaria kah Gadi capa Menahem loh Israel te kum rha a manghai thil.
When King Azariah had been ruling Judah for almost thirty-nine years, Menahem, the son of Gadi, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for ten years.
18 Amah tue khuiah tah BOEIPA mikhmuh ah boethae a saii tih Israel aka tholh sak Nebat capa Jeroboam kah tholhnah lamloh a nong moenih.
He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kinds of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin. He continued to commit those sins for the rest of his life.
19 Assyria manghai Pul loh khohmuen a muk vaengah anih neh kut at la om ham khaw, amah kut ah ram duel ham khaw Menahem loh Pul taengah tangka talent thawng khat a paek.
Then King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria came [with his army] to attack Israel. So Menahem gave him (thirty-eight tons/35,000 kg.) of silver in order that Tiglath-Pileser would help Menahem to continue to be king and rule his country more strongly.
20 Menahem loh tangka te Israel taeng lamkah khaw, tatthai hlangrhalh boeih taeng lamkah khaw a khuen. Assyria manghai taengah a paek ham te hlang khat ah tangka shekel sawmnga a coi pah daengah Assyria manghai te khoe uh tih khohmuen ah khosa pawh.
Menahem obtained that money from the rich men in Israel. He compelled each of them to contribute 50 pieces of silver. So Tiglath-Pileser [took that money and] went back home.
21 Menahem kah ol noi neh a saii boeih te Israel manghai rhoek kah khokhuen olka cabu dongah a daek uh moenih a?
[If you want to know more about] everything that Menahem did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
22 Menahem te a napa rhoek taengla a khoem uh neh a capa Pekahiah te anih yueng la manghai.
Menahem died [EUP] and was buried, and his son Pekahiah became the king of Israel.
23 Judah manghai Azariah kah kum sawmnga kum vaengah Menahem capa Pekahiah tah Samaria ah Israel kum nit a manghai thil.
When King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 50 years, Menahem’s son Pekahiah became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for [only] two years.
24 BOEIPA mikhmuh ah boethae a saii tih Israel aka tholh sak Nebat capa Jeroboam kah tholhnah lamloh a nong moenih.
He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins which led the people of Israel to sin.
25 Anih te a rhalboei Remaliah capa Pekah loh a taeng. Te dongah anih te Argob neh, Arieh neh, a taengkah Giladi ca rhoek lamkah hlang sawmnga loh Samaria kah manghai manghai im, impuei ah a ngawn. Anih te a duek sak phoeiah tah a yueng la amah tloep manghai.
Then one of Pekahiah’s army commanders whose name was Pekah, the son of Remaliah, planned with 50 men from [the] Gilead [region] to kill Pekahiah. They assassinated him in a fortified place in the king’s palace in Samaria. Then Pekah became the king.
26 Pekahiah kah ol noi neh a saii boeih te Israel manghai rhoek kah khokhuen olka cabu dongah a daek uh coeng he.
Everything else that Pekahiah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
27 Judah manghai Azariah kah kum sawmnga kum nit dongah Remaliah capa Pekah loh Samaria ah Israel kum kul a manghai thil.
When King Uzziah had been ruling Judah for almost 52 years, Pekah, the son of Remaliah, became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria for 20 years.
28 BOEIPA mikhmuh ah boethae a saii tih Israel aka tholh sak Nebat capa Jeroboam kah tholhnah lamloh a nong moenih.
He also did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He committed the same kind of sins that King Jeroboam had committed, sins that led the people of Israel to sin.
29 Israel manghai Pekah tue vaengah Assyria manghai Tiglathpileser loh a paan tih Ijon, Abel, Janoah, Kedesh neh Hazor, Gilead, Galilee neh Naphtali khohmuen pum te a loh pah. Te phoeiah amih te Assyria la a poelyoe.
While Pekah was the king, Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria, came [with his army] and captured [the cities of] Ijon, Abel-Beth-Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, and the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and Naphtali. His army forced the Israeli people to leave their country and go to live in Assyria.
30 Elah capa Hosea loh Remaliah capa Pekah te lairhui a sui thil. Pekah te a ngawn tih a duek sak phoeiah tah Uzziah capa Jotham kah a kum kul vaengah Pekah yueng la manghai.
Then Hoshea, the son of Elah, plotted to kill Pekah. He assassinated him when Uzziah’s son Jotham had been ruling Judah for almost 20 years. Then Hoshea became the king of Israel.
31 Pekah kah ol noi neh a saii boeih te Israel manghai rhoek kah khokhuen olka cabu dongah a daek uh coeng he.
Everything else that Pekah did is written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
32 Israel manghai Remaliah capa Pekah kah a kum bae dongah Judah manghai Uzziah capa Jotham manghai van.
When Pekah had been ruling Israel for almost two years, Uzziah’s son Jotham began to rule Judah.
33 Anih te kum kul kum nga a lo ca vaengah manghai tih Jerusalem ah kum hlai rhuk manghai. A manu ming tah Zadok canu Jerusha ni.
He was 25 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.
34 BOEIPA mikhmuh ah a thuem ni a. saii. A cungkuem dongah a napa Uzziah kah a saii bangla a saii.
He did many things that pleased Yahweh, like his father Uzziah had done.
35 Te cakhaw hmuensang te a khoe moenih. Hmuensang ah pilnam a nawn tih a phum pueng. Anih loh BOEIPA im kah imhman vongka te a saii.
But he did not destroy the places on the tops of hills where the people worshiped [Yahweh], and the people continued to burn incense there [to honor Yahweh]. Jotham’s workers built the Upper Gate of the temple.
36 Jotham kah ol noi neh a bi saii te Judah manghai rhoek kah khokhuen olka cabu dongah a daek uh moenih a?
[If you want to know more about] everything else that Jotham did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
37 Te vaeng tue ah ana tong tih BOEIPA loh Judah taengla Aram manghai Rezin neh Remaliah capa Pekah te a tueih coeng.
It was during the time that Jotham was the king that Yahweh sent King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel [with their armies] to attack Judah.
38 Jotham te a napa rhoek taengla a khoem uh vaengah a napa David khopuei kah a napa rhoek taengah a up. Te phoeiah a capa Ahaz te anih yueng la manghai.
Jotham died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors had been buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Ahaz became the king of Judah.
